Mobile Computing & Wireless Networking

Techworld Mobility and Wireless is your essential resource for all the latest cellular (GSM, GPRS and UMTS) news, wireless LANs news and other mobile communications news

• IEEE standardises fast Wi-Fi roaming
  Good news for VoIP.
• Firms flocking to 802.11n
  Take-up of non-ratified standard 'unprecedented' says study
• Google says Bluetooth not part of Android 1.0
  Developers left in state of uncertainty.
• Palm shows off answer to iPhone and RIM Bold
  But is it enough?
• Qualcomm reaches double figure HSPA call
  Milestone for HSPA evolution?
• Nokia admits mobile phone security flaws
  But did it pay for the details?
• Ericsson and STMicro partner up for mobile chip venture
  Scale needed to supply big boys.
• Android phone ready in three months
  Those rumours grow stronger.

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• The rise and fall of the ultraportableNew
  Devices like the Asus Eee have changed our expectations of mobile computing. Or have they? We take stock of the real impact.
• WiMax on the ocean waves
  Some places are still wondering how to deliver WiMax, but Singapore has gone right ahead with a network that covers its port and inshore waters.
• Tomorrow's Mobile Phones
  Origami phones, squeezable phones and Transformer phones are just some of the ideas in store from designers round the world.

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• Bring the new iPhone into your business
  Last year's iPhone was dismissed by IT as unsuitable for the enterprise. This time round, Apple has fixed the holes and created a device with the features we need
• Use your BlackBerry as a modem
  Using your phone as a modem can get you out of tricky situations. Here's how to do it with a BlackBerry.
• Secure your laptop from thieves
  Laptops increase the risks to your data, but there are sensible steps to take which minimise the danger.

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• Putting Enterprise SOA to Work
  

  Examine the implementation experience of three firms who have succeeded with enterprise SOA. Read examples that demonstrate SAP's support for enterprise SOA and those that show how quickly you can get started on the path to creating innovative and flexible software solutions for your business.

• Audio Electronics and the "Mobile Phone Buzz"
  

  Redefining the standard for voice conferencing solutions by eliminating conference call “buzz”

• AMR Research: Enterprise Architecture Techniques for SAP Customers
  

  Enterprise architecture has rapidly matured in recent years as a business-driven technique to provide companies with the big picture needed to optimise long-term IT investments. Find out how some of the leading SAP customers have been quietly deploying enterprise architecture techniques to transform their business and prepare for SOA.

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• Open source and OLPC could boost wireless mesh
  The finished IEEE standard for wireless mesh networks is still a way off - but open source and the OLPC look like getting it into use quickly
• A guide to Wi-Fi power-save technologies
  Saving power on client devices may not always work well, but the industry has come up with plenty of ways to do it.
• Testing Wi-Fi's Power Save Mode
  If you tell your laptop's radio to switch off when possible, are the power savings worth it? Craig Mathias investigates.

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Mobile Computing & Wireless Networking topics pages

3g | 802.11b | 802.11g | Access point | Mobile network | RFID | WEP | Wireless access | Wireless LAN security | Wireless network | Wireless networking | Wireless security | Wireless solution | Wireless technology | WLAN
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• What next for Bluesocket?  
  Hailing on all frequencies...
• HP turns to Colubris 
  Because Motorola's 802.11n is too late?
• Actual news from xG? 
  ... and it doesn't look good

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• BlackBerry Bold 9000
  So here it is; the most anticipated BlackBerry handset to date. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a quad-band handset with both HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) 3G and GPS navigation that its maker, Research In Motion, hopes will cause as much of a furore as the iPhone 3G.
• Truphone v4.0 VoIP-over-mobile
  Here's an interesting idea. Millions of people make VoIP phone calls over the Internet from their PCs, or using special handsets, so why not do the same thing with a humble mobile phone? Truphone is one such application.
• DrayTek Vigor 2820Vn router
  A remote office or small office router with ADSL, WAN and 3G failover that doesn't cost the earth? Not possible they said. DrayTek's latest Vigor can do all this and more.
• iPhone 3G - a first look
  The 3G iPhone is a big improvement. Is it ready for business now?
• Quickoffice Premier 5.0
  The eponymous Quickoffice publishes a number of applications for PDAs and smartphones, focusing in particular - but not exclusively - on Nokia Series 60 v3 phones such as the E-series and newer N-series models. We look at two of the most useful ones - Quickcalendar, and Quickoffice itself.

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• The challenges of in-building wireless coverage
  Attempts to make buildings more energy-efficient in terms of heating and cooling could backfire badly on the networking front, if radio expert Daniel Lewing is to be believed.
• Can Funambol's open source service overturn RIM?
  Funambol plans to offer ad-funded email to consumers, and free Blackberry-style email to the enterprise. We asked the CEO to explain himself.
• Nortel - what's your WiMax story?
  Nortel has decided to stop making WiMax equipment, but the company says it's still committed to WiMax. How can this be, we asked the company's new head of WiMax.

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• How Wi-Fi eased the classroom crunch
  Schools are less likely than universities to adopt Wi-Fi - but at Heathland School in West London, teachers saw the need and went for it.
• Barts Hospital adopts co-operative Wi-Fi
  Healthcare has led the charge for centralised Wi-Fi. A leading london takes a contrary position and plumps for Aerohive's controller-free system
• Microsoft: the world's largest WLAN
  It started out as optional, now it's essential. The software giant has covered all its offices in Wi-Fi

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